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To: greenspirit who wrote (20795)	12/21/2003 12:48:40 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 793912

The mainstream press is attempting to help the Democrat nominee in next years election by casting doubt over the judgement of President Bush to engage in Iraq. It's shallow and sick in many ways, and as far as I am concerned very transparent. Even if that is the case, the article in question did not serve you well in proving your point. I thought it was pretty good journalism. And a decent* American press should recognize this difference and not give support to those who would follow a genocidal madman.* Reporting that there are some unhappy Iraqis, tribesman of Saddam for whom it is quite rational to be unhappy, is not "supporting" those followers. Reporting that ordinary Iraqis have mixed emotions seeing their leader brought low, one who was evil but still one who in many ways spoke for them, is not supporting those followers. Reporting that the Iraqi people are experiencing something akin to Stockholm syndrome in their love/hate relationship with Saddam is not supporting those followers. Reporting that Iraqis face an uncertain future and some are so scared that the devil they know has a certain nostalgia. What these reports do is give readers who want to understand their world some insights into the complexity of the scenario. The alternative is to report that Iraqis to a man are beside themselves with unequivocal joy. Not only is that a lie, it is dangerous to leave the public so uninformed about the dangers we face there. Well, I suppose there is yet one other alternative to the press feeding the public propaganda--to just can the press and report nothing at all.